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I've never gotten over Duke Williams 🤣

Yeah. I wonder about Beane & if he prefers culture over talent a bit too much. It was just a random thought i had while thinking about some of our drafting issues. I wonder if we've passed on some players who can just flat out play because their testing scores were too low or they weren't perceived to be 'great culture' guys. Whatever the reason might be that's not solely about what they can do on the field. We could be limiting our talent pool to pick from if that were the case. Like i said, random thoughts, not well thought out haha.

St Brown is a beast. He'd carve up just about any secondary. The fish stink, dont get me wrong but he's 1 of the best in the league right now

i didn't even know this site had ads. News to me. And yeah they are mostly generated from your browsing behavior lol

The McD conundrum to me gets simplified by this: What is the purpose of having a defensively minded HC? I get he's the coach for the entire team but why does a team favor an offensive minded coach versus a defensive one? So what happens when the side of the ball your coach is supposed to be an expert in, fails you consistently? Whats the point in having a defensive coach if your defenses fail the team at critical moments in games? I would think you'd want a defensive HC so that it doesnt fail you in the big game. But that is indeed what's been going on. We have the MVP in all of the NFL, playing lights out in the biggest games, playing as close to perfect as can be & we still cant win the big game because our defense cant make the stop when it counts? And i know nothing is ever as simple as that, but im generalizing the situation. Now I'll always credit McD for his role in changing the culture here. But the culture is changed, job well done there. Now its about getting to the SB & winning it. If we keep failing because our D can't make the big play when it counts, then we need to do something to fix that. At some point you have to make a change, something has to change, for Allen's sake & for all our sakes.

If sitting outside in an open air stadium is what you deem being macho, then we have vastly different definitions of what being macho is. But for me this issue has always been about practicality. How practical is it for an economically depressed area to invest a couple billion into a building that will only be used what, 12 times a year? When our area could use that funding for infrastructure improvements, hospital & school improvements, etc as that list can go on & on. I will likely always view this stadium deal as a failure of imagination & civic planning, as a lost opportunity to create an actual destination that generates real revenues for our community 12 months a year. As opposed to now where its just on game days during the season. Part of this is due to it not having a roof of some sort, another due to the lack of a plan to create more of a destination with the stadium & surrounding facilities at large, that would bring more of a return on this multi-billion investment. We had an opportunity to make something special that could truly impact our community & in the end we built a stadium with less seats next to the old one. It all just seems like small thinking at a premium price.

i'll be utilizing my private torrent site to download the episodes & i'll save the HBO subscription cost. I'm pretty excited to see it. The production of the episodes are always top notch. So it'll be cool to see more behind the scenes BILLS stuff that we otherwise have never seen before. Cant wait!

ive tried for BILLS jerseys on there but the blue ends up being a smurf blue & the coloring around the numbers & collar was wrong. I tried a few different vendors & they all were the same pale blue jersey. But its been a few years since i used DHGate for a jersey. If you could send me a personal message of a good vendor on there, i'd definitely appreciate it. The white jerseys i bought on dhgate were pretty decent but i'd really like a good blue one if i could find it. I dont think i could try to buy one on there again without a personal recommendation. I have DHGate PTSD now 😄

should we bring down the goal posts for the final time? Or would that be going too far you think?

BILLS play the Steelers in November. I only hope Aaron lasts that long & i get to see him in the fetal position as our new defensive front sacks him once again. It'll be even better if we traded next years 2nd rd pick to Cincinnati for Hendrickson. Get er done Beane

did you guys see this? Brady apparently wants to come out of retirement. When i saw the headline i 1st thought the NFL, but its about this flag football in the Olympics https://archive.ph/ZFON7 I cant imagine he'd be that great, with his noodle arm at this age. But it is Brady after all

the Buck stops here i guess

yeah i'd even go so far as saying I'd feel more comfortable having Winston as our backup QB than a Mitch Trubisky. I know Jameis can sling it & win you some games. The latter not so much.

Fitz by far. I cant believe so many are saying Taylor. Did we really forget watching him play? Tentative Tyrod? Who had on average 40 sacks against per year because he couldnt ever get the ball out of his hands? I respect Tyrod but Fitz had the makeup of Buffalo & was tough as nails & didn't shy away from anything. Fitz threw for what, 30 more TD's while he was here? 1 played like a QB & 1 played like a game manager. 1 could win the game for you & another would try not to lose it. 2 different mentalities. I'd prefer the guy who'd try to win you the game & at least took some chances.

I cant wait til they both retire. Just so we're spared the same threads year after year after year. There may have been a time where i could've been on board with bringing them in, but unless its for vet minimum, i'd sooner play the new kids on the block.

The issue i have with Palmer is that he's had a decent QB throwing to him. And over the past few seasons, he's often been 1 of the only healthy wr's on the team. And he's had multiple opportunities to step up & yet he still couldn't make much of an impact. He would often just disappear in games & while the data shows he can be good at separating, on longer routes there's something thats just off about his adjustments on the route. I dont know what it is. I wasn't very excited about the pick up personally. I know i'm nobody but I'd definitely rate Moore over Palmer. He's been just as productive while being in worse situations, & there's not much he can't do well. If you were to take John Brown & mix him with Cole Beasley, you might get Elijah Moore. Palmer to me is a cross between Gabe Davis & Duke Williams. But hopefully he has a career year & makes us all fans. The new weapons should be fun to watch with #17.

its a good thing we have a defensive guru as our Head Coach

The back issue is a real concern. Its not like back issues get better as you put more wear & tear on your body... and as you age. But perhaps thats why he plays so upright, his back? I dont mind Beane taking swings on these guys, but his track record isn't exactly that great with drafting defensive linemen. I guess time will tell with these new picks. Obviously hoping for the best. But one of the posters asked 'why do we need 10 players on the DL?' ... Well my answer would be because we dont have many real good ones. And thats what the problem has been, a lack of impact players... with an undersized front that gets pushed around at the point of attack. None of us know how Walker will turn out, but we really need these guys to step up, otherwise we'll be drafting DLine again real soon.

when the author of the article states at the bottom that 'we just dont see the BILLS making this happen'... its likely not going to happen lol Which then makes one wonder why the hell this article was made in the 1st place... clickbait it seems

also happening in Miami this weekend is the 25th anniversary of Ultra's electronic music festival. So naturally we see BILLS Mafia represented as well

The addition of a dome or retractable roof goes beyond just football. It allows the city to utilize the facility all year round for other events. This probably wont be too popular here but 1 of the criticisms for the BILLS design is that we're essentially spending $2-3 Billion on a building that will only get used 10 times a year. It's just never made any financial sense. For the BILLS it will of course, they're happy. And for the companies that gain contracts to service the stadium sure, they have a seat at the trough. But for everyone else it wont. Thats always been 1 of my main gripes. Its just a failure of imagination & of foresight & local planning... you know, the Buffalo way. An example for something better? Sure, but i'm no engineer or development planner, but Buffalo has needed a new Convention Center for decades but the cost to build a new one is too prohibitive... as Buffalo is a bit economically depressed. A little bit of planning could've incorporated the 2, getting more bang for the tax payers buck, where funding is always short. Thats just 1 idea that would provide more value to the stadium & area... i'm sure one could think of 10 other ideas better than this. One thing lost in this discussion is that the funding for this stadium means less funding for other projects that would go to improving the lives of everyday New Yorkers. In areas that dont receive much funding for development projects, spending Billions on a building to only use it a few hours per day, 10 days a year... just doesnt make much sense. It just never has & likely never will.

its the only example we have of him making a play for the Steelers apparently. As its the 1 play everyone has been posting on social media. In fairness, it was a good play, but yes against the Browns 🤣

everyone saying how this is an overpay, it is a bit of one since its a 1 year deal. But we'll be paying Rousseau more down the road. Who would you rather have, Mack or Rousseau? Mack is 1 year removed from his 17 sack season. Chargers obviously are hoping Mack returns to more of that player than last years, where he was plagued with a groin injury the middle of the season. Idk what Mack has left in the tank at this stage of his career. But he's at least been an impact player thruout his career. Rousseau seems more of the middling type that are more common. That might be too harsh, we'll all say how Greg helps set the edge, but on a team that cant stop the run no less. I guess i fall into the camp of being less than enthused about running it back with these guys. Sure Beane can still do something, but i can only believe that when i see it.

i wonder how much the factor of tariffs is playing into cost overruns. But by the time this stadium is completed, it may be twice as expensive as what was 1st estimated. I understand there will always be factors that add on cost, but that seems pretty excessive a difference.

Lockett is a definite no. His production has fallen off a cliff. He's lost a step or 3. I dont see how he helps this team. When we need guys with some speed & separation out there. DK Metcalf requested a trade. He'd be more of what we need than Lockett imho.